Below is a letter written in 1911 by Dr. John G. Lake, the so-called "Apostle to Africa," sent to Carrie Judd Montgomery. It illustrates the fundamental difference between the traditional practice of praying for the sick or "intercession" for healing as compared to the Biblical method.
The success experience by Dr. Lake both in his five years in Africa and his subsequent ministry here in the States, is a matter of historical record and can be found by a simple Internet Search or by visiting any of the following links:
http://www.jglm.org/index.php?option...d=84&Itemid=95
https://larrylyates.wordpress.com/20...ith-and-works/
https://larrylyates.wordpress.com/20...f-john-g-lake/
John G Lake’s Letter to Carrie Judd Montgomery
April 22, 1911
Mrs. Carrie Judd Montgomery,
I wrote some time ago to a missionary by the name of Hoover, at Valparaiso, Chile, on the subject of divine healing which embodies what I regard as the secret of the aggressive ministry of healing that the Pentecostal Movement of South Africa demonstrates.
I feel sister, that there is a step in this ministry in advance of what the (Pentecostal) Movement in general enjoys, and God has laid it deeply on my soul to present this particular phase of the exercise of the dominion of Jesus Christ, and that the secret of our success here in this ministry, is in our teaching our workers to exercise the dominion of God through the Holy Ghost, and that He has already put in their soul when He baptized them; while in other branches of this work they still follow largely the old line of intercession for the sick.
We do not pray for God to come and heal as in the old days. But, looking into His face, believing that He has baptized us in the Holy Ghost, and that we have received the power of God through that baptism, command in the Name of Jesus, the devil and his works to depart.
I am convinced that there is a secret and better place of interceding for the sick, in exercising a dominion of God over the devil and his sicknesses, that when learned by the Pentecostal Movement, will put the ministry of healing miles in advance of where it is now.
“His name, through faith in His name hath made this man strong.”
“Such as I have, give I thee.” “Aeneas, Jesus maketh thee whole.”
We have never caught the force of Jesus’ words. “Proclaim liberty to the captive.”
“Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.”
It was only after I had received the Baptism in the Holy Ghost, that the dominion of God entered my soul, that compelled me to command sickness and the devil to leave, rather than to intercede with the Lord to take them away.
Your brother in Christ,
John G. Lake
The record of Dr. Lake's success speaks for itself; his message was Scripturally sound and theologically flawless and has been documented repeatedly.
Those of us following in the footsteps of men such as this are experiencing similar results worldwide. The subject of Divine Healing may be a hot topic for debate among those who reject the clear teaching of Scripture, however, I have found that a man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.
The controversy continues. Meanwhile, multiplied thousands are being healed.
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